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Voting Record — John Thurso MP, Caithness, Sutherland and Easter Ross (11280)

Note: our records only go back to 1997 for the Commons and 2001 for the Lords (more details).

From To Party Rebellions (explain...) Attendance (explain...) Teller

6 May 2010 still in office LDem 0 votes out of 46, 0.0% 46 votes out of 49, 93.9% 0 times

5 May 2005 12 Apr 2010 LDem 13 votes out of 786, 1.7% 786 votes out of 1288, 61.0% 0 times

7 Jun 2001 11 Apr 2005 LDem 16 votes out of 788, 2.0% 788 votes out of 1246, 63.2% 14 times

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Interesting Votes

Votes in parliament for which this MP's vote differed from the majority vote of their party (Rebel), or in which this MP was a teller (Teller), or both (Rebel Teller).

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House	Date	Subject	John Thurso	LDem Vote	Rôle
no rebellions, never teller
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Treasury Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art
11 May 2010	Stopped being a member of the Administration Committee
11 May 2010	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform,
House	Date	Subject	John Thurso	LDem Vote	Rôle
Commons	2 Dec 2009	Equality Bill — Schedule 9 — Work: exceptions	minority	no	Rebel
8 Jan 2009	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
8 Jan 2009	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform,
7 Oct 2008	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Prospects for life of handicapped child must be given before abortion — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires male role model — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	20 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Fertility treatment requires father and mother — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Sibling compatibility only regenerative tissue — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Testing for gender-related illness	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Animal DNA may be inserted into an embryo	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Cannot use gametes or pronuclei — rejected	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	19 May 2008	Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill — Human-animal hybrid licenses	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	September Sittings	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	1 Nov 2006	Communications Allowance — Welcoming the principle	Majority	no	Rebel
26 Apr 2006	Became a member of the Treasury Committee
21 Mar 2006	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland (And Transport), Scotland
Commons	14 Feb 2006	Health Bill — New Clause 5 — Smoke-free premises: exemptions — private clubs	minority	aye	Rebel
1 Nov 2005	Became a member of the Advisory Committee on Works of Art
14 Jul 2005	Became a member of the Administration Committee
Commons	13 Jul 2005	Liaison Committee	minority	no	Rebel
1 Jun 2005	Stopped being Shadow Secretary of State for Transport (And Scotland), Transport
House	Date	Subject	Viscount John Thurso	LDem Vote	Rôle
11 Apr 2005	Stopped being a member of the Culture, Media & Sport Committee
Commons	26 Jan 2005	Car Mileage Allowance	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	3 Nov 2004	Members' Allowances	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	2 Nov 2004	Children Bill [Lords] — New Clause 12 — Reasonable punishment	Majority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	15 Sep 2004	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
28 May 2004	Became a member of the Culture, Media & Sport Committee
26 Jan 2004	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Transport (And Scotland), Transport
26 Jan 2004	Became Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland (And Transport), Scotland
Commons	9 Jul 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 1 — Compensation	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	8 Jul 2003	House of Lords Reform — Exclusion of remaining Hereditary Peers	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 14 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Mink	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 11 — Registration in Respect of Hunting of Foxes	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	30 Jun 2003	Hunting Bill — New Clause 6 — Use of Dogs Below Ground (No. 2)	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill [Money]	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill (Programme)	minority	unknown	Unknown
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	16 Dec 2002	Hunting Bill	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	5 Nov 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — New Clause	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	22 Oct 2002	Nuclear Power — Will be addressed on its own merits	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	27 Jun 2002	Estimates, 2002–03	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Jun 2002	Enterprise Bill — [1st Allotted Day] — Clause 21 — Duty to make references in relation to completed mergers	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jun 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — Do not penalise those who bring passengers to the UK without the necessary authority — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	12 Jun 2002	Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Bill — [2nd Allotted Day] — New Clause 10 — Withholding and withdrawal of support	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	15 May 2002	Post Office Closures — Deep concern — rejected	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	8 May 2002	Finance Bill — Clause 26 — Charge and rates for 2002–03	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	18 Mar 2002	Hunting with Dogs: Ban	minority	aye	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2002	Hunting with Dogs: Hunting Under Licence	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	18 Mar 2002	Hunting with Dogs: Self-Supervision Scheme	minority	no	Rebel
Commons	7 Feb 2002	Tax Credits Bill — New Clause 2 — Means of payment of tax credits to recipients	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	28 Jan 2002	Civil Defence (Grant) Bill — Clause 2 — General	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2002	Care System	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	16 Jan 2002	Care System	tellaye	aye	Teller
Commons	13 Dec 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Removal of Sunset Clause — Insistence	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	26 Nov 2001	Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Bill — Clauses 79 to 87 — Fissile Nuclear Material, Aviation Security	tellno	no	Teller
Commons	5 Jul 2001	Parliamentary Pensions	both	aye	Rebel

Policy Comparisons

This chart shows the percentage agreement between this MP and each of the policies in the database, according to their voting record.

Agreement	Policy
32%	Abortion, Embryology and Euthanasia- Against
0%	Ban fox hunting
98%	Civil aviation pollution - For limiting
1%	Control Orders
50%	Crossrail - In favour
0%	Foundation hospitals - In favour
0%	Fox hunting - Ban
94%	Fully Elected House of Lords
68%	Gambling - Against permissiveness
50%	Hold a UK referendum on Lisbon EU Treaty
73%	Homosexuality - Equal rights
13%	Identity cards - For introduction
1%	Iraq 2003 - For the invasion
96%	Iraq Investigation - Necessary
0%	Ministers Can Intervene in Coroners' Inquests
99%	No detention without charge or trial
28%	Nuclear power - For
1%	Parliamentary scrutiny - Reduce
3%	Post office - in favour of Government policy
97%	Post office closures - against
81%	Protesting near Parliament - Unrestricted
15%	Recreational drugs - Against legalization
25%	Remove Hereditary Peers from the House of Lords
18%	Schools - Greater Autonomy
54%	Smoking ban - In favour
80%	Stop climate change
20%	Termination of pregnancy - against
3%	Terrorism laws - For
50%	The UK should not ratify the Lisbon Treaty
10%	Transexuality - Against legal recognition
50%	Transparency of Parliament
0%	Trident replacement - In favour
7%	University education fees - For top up fees
93%	University education fees - Should be free
0%	University tuition fees
100%	Voting age - Reduce to 16
100%	War - Parliamentary authority not necessary

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